Image processing pipelines combine the challenges of stencil computations and stream
programs. They are composed of large graphs of different stencil stages, as well as complex …

Inductive synthesis, or programming-by-examples (PBE) is gaining prominence with
disruptive applications for automating repetitive tasks in end-user programming. However …

FFTW is an implementation of the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) that adapts to the
hardware in order to maximize performance. This paper shows that such an approach can …

Recent advances in computing have led to an explosion in the amount of data being
generated. Processing the ever-growing data in a timely manner has made throughput …

Determining the best set of optimizations to apply to a kernel to be executed on the graphics
processing unit (GPU) is a challenging problem. There are large sets of possible …

The BLAS-like Library Instantiation Software (BLIS) framework is a new infrastructure for
rapidly instantiating Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS) functionality. Its fundamental …

Given the variety of numerical errors that can occur, floating-point programs are difficult to
write, test and debug. One common practice employed by developers without an advanced …

Heterogeneous reconfigurable systems provide drastically higher performance and lower
power consumption than traditional CPU-centric systems. Moreover, they do it at much lower …

The memory coherence problem in designing and implementing a shared virtual memory on
loosely coupled multiprocessors is studied in depth. Two classes of algorithms, centralized …

Heterogeneous multiprocessors are increasingly important in the multi-core era due to their
potential for high performance and energy efficiency. In order for software to fully realize this …